Irish Banjo player Eddie Whelan

I had never hear a better player

[@proportion11]

"Hi Im Eddie, i will be playing a riff that i heard some other guy playing on the banjo". You know your good when u don't even have to name the song your playing.

[@fiachoconnor]

A riff? A song? They're called tunes!! I'm kidding.

[@franklehouillier8865]

@@fiachoconnorhe’s quoting what Eddie said at the start of the video. He misheard “reel” as “riff”.

[@westendfenit]

absolute flawless playing and just gotta love the machine gun triplets

[@Narc_Hunter]

My favorite Irish banjo player! You kick ass Eddie!

[@robcrawford9657]

Not so bad yourself Ryan.

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

Love the way he says I’m playing a reel Kevin griffin played on the banjo,, and straight in,,, none of that boring story telling bout the tune,,,ye it’s probably without any doubt the best I’ve ever heard on a tenor solo banjo performance,,, I have to put this on very regular 😂😂outstanding ,,, perfection Eddie lad,, 👏👏👏👏🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️❤️

[@goal-goal-goalllllll]

The tune is called the Donegal Tinker. Some playing fuckin hell. That picking was insane

[@deisedelboy88]

Twenty fuckin years he's been playing that tune 😜

[@leahflower9924]

The banjo is from America always thought it was the other way around I thought it was part of traditional Celtic music but it's not

[@joeymc8298]

Who gives a fuck where the banjo is from

[@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378]

@@leahflower9924there was an ancient Irish instrument called the Tiompán, its closest modern equivilent is the banjo.

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

Lovely playing Eddie,,, pure class, 🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️👏👏

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

I’ve had to listen to this again, it’s pure class lad, bless u, ❤️🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jsigur157]

Best Irish banjo player Ive heard

[@pauloprofissional9091]

Very Good!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@tobymartindale3189]

Eddie VAN Whelan!!!

[@sesa1076]

Bravo.

[@sesa1076]

Bravo.

[@ilikemetroid]

Thank you so much for reuploading this. I remember seeing this video years ago, and then it was gone for a long time for some reason.

[@1micler]

Class, could listen to it all day

[@padraigmckenna8837]

this is brilliant! Ceol iontach den scoth, i mo thuraim féin

[@eugeneross6624]

Amazing! I wish I could pick like that...

[@alanfogarty9455]

Brilliant!

[@fneeley8125]

He's a national treasure!

[@thesurfshack8053]

I watch this at least 10 times a day 👏

[@smack1able]

Bravo Eddie!!!!

[@wizbang16]

Outstanding!

[@finscall1068]

I first heard this ten years or so back and still amazed at it all

[@folksurvival]

Thanks for uploading this.

[@CurtF94]

I like how the banjo is/can be picked real fast on the same string

[@w.l.graves7228]

terrific work eddie !

[@bsb4038]

i ve been trying to work out how to press 'like' more than once! awesome!

[@keithwaites9991]

I've just bought a tenor banjo. Tomorrow I'm taking it back to the shop. I'm a decent guitarist but this is something different.

[@gerrymadigan3658]

Superb!

[@MrGerrymac]

Great playing Eddie.

[@user-jq1mc7sf6f]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Love this

[@TheLitlebibo]

I hope he will play again

[@gerardkinsella6034]

The banjo is part of his arm one of the best players in the world🇮🇪🪕💪

[@EllieConnolly-ro1qb]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paultjiefick2239]

Nice Eddie. From Zimbabwe

[@EUnotsogreat]

Very good. Very well developed playing. I have a Dave Boyle banjo myself, not able to play it like Whelan tho.

[@ProfileP246]

Amazing!

[@connlascullion5027]

class!!!!

[@BroughamConspiracy]

Eddie rules.

[@gavvy-d]

The Donegal Tinker? Nice job🧙‍♂

[@user-ks6uh8td6r]

Great Stuff we’ll done Barney would be very pleased 😊😊

[@johnmartin8164]

Brilliant 👍🏼👍🏼

[@MrJaakow]

awesome

[@timothycussen6059]

Nice one

[@loilasea]

Wear and tear

[@jeff61177]

Someone help pick my jaw up from the floor! 3 fingers?!?!

[@mauricehayden8835]

jeff61177 I just use four

[@keyfeatures]

he uses four fingers see 1:08 for example

[@tedcussen9069]

Love u bud xx

[@kimjohnellis698]

I had never hear a better player too. the impossible search continues???

[@indiancreekexpress]

nice man

[@margueriteames3600]

Mo cheol thu!

[@DavidLunney]

Da boss

[@johndomnicdowney7296]

Topman Eddie

[@wiggsan]

Shazam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@philipswan1016]

wow

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

a lot of these new trend players, nowadays, must know surly this is how Irish trad on banjo is delivered, not these tunes non stop same repedative notes for 4 to 5 long minutes, come on lads , it’s trad not rap, wise up, as ye are very capable players, 😂 once again great stuff Eddie,👍👏👏👏👏☘️☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@jamespowell617]

The Donegal Tinker

[@Illsamustache]

Shredder

[@billybob2088]

What is the reel called

[@Jaxx631]

The donegal tinker

[@rpgdream9700]

OMG thank u, i have wanted to know the name of that song for years haha

[@patrickhennessy6708]

MAster

[@EmiFolkMusic]

Whats the name of the tune?

[@ryanyates9048]

Banish Misfortune It’s the Donegal tinker - a very nice reel some also refer to it as the Dublin reel.

[@keyfeatures]

@@ryanyates9048 I think those are two different tunes. Cathal Hayden plays them one after the other. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHTCY2iIf8imZ7s

[@user-yh3xm3zo9l]

The Donegal thinker is the name of tune, he plays it mighty, bless him 👍

[@feidhelmofoghladha5525]

iontach ard fad

[@rustbeltgypsy3713]

What is tuning? Thank you

[@swanky2900]

GDAE tuning

[@taurotar]

Sounds a bit like Cooley's